I am looking to feature stores/products/companies that do something “good” – maybe they contribute to a specific cause, or it is a company that does not test on animals, or it is good for the environment, or something like that. That is the goal of this – as well as entertaining you! I like to be entertained too so I will do what I can to make that happen!

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

CommonThreadz

So I’m kind of hanging by a thread today.

It was a rough day and it’s been a long week with year-end
close in full swing. Thank goodness there is a long weekend coming up.

But I have to say that I’m glad I’m not this person:

A friend of mine sent a message to what she thought was her
co-worker complaining about her boss. BUT it wasn’t to her co-worker, yep – it
was to her boss.

Wow! Hate when that happens!!!

And unlike emails where you might have a second to try to
recall it – not with IM – that stuff is instantaneous!

It sounds to me like she needs a nice long vacation.
Somewhere where the sky looks like this at night:

That was Key Largo, FL taken from the pool – ahhh that was a
great time!

It seems to hit me every year at this time – it is time to
go somewhere warm. Somewhere where you get to bust out the really white legs
(gotta self-tan those bad boys first!) and wear a light cotton tank top without
a wool sweater over it!

But I don’t know if that’s going to happen soon. We will
see!

There seems to be a lot of talk about thread and fabrics
tonight so I will move on to tell you about CommonThreadz. www.commonthreadz.org

“CommonThreadz is a nonprofit helping orphans &
vulnerable children in developing nations to reach their full potential through
the empowerment of the children, their caretakers & the local grass roots
community organizations that support them.”

With Each
Cool T-Shirt Or Other Item You Buy, We Will Give:

A School Uniform To An
Orphan In Africa So They Can Go To School, Or Meals For 1 Month!

CommonThreadz offers so many different t-shirts for men,
women, infants/babies. They also offer a line of t-shirts that were designed by
orphans. For every orphan-designed shirt that is purchased, they will give
meals for one month.

“Shoes for Kids was created by CommonThreadz, a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit working to give orphans and vulnerable children in Africa and Haiti a
chance at a a better life through educational support, clothing, medical aid,
family assistance & nutrition. The Shoes for Kids campaign is a great way
to show your support by purchasing a pair of shoes (or more) for an orphan or
vulnerable child. Your gift will make a lasting impression and change the life
for a child in need. 100% of your sponsorship gift goes to shoes for the
children in need. This is our 2nd annual Holiday Shoes for Kids Campaign!”

“Global
adventure challenges for charity - Each year CommonThreadz offers one or more
adventure charity challenges. We call this program CommonTrex & it's an
awesome way for you to experience the "challenge of a lifetime" while
also raising much needed funds for those in need. Plus, part of the trip will
include interacting and helping those less fortunate from the area. 100% of the
cost of the trip can be raised by participants and we make it easy to do so
with our online fundraising platform. Spaces are limited so signup today. You
will not regret it.”

The
next challenge is a Trek to Machu Picchu for 10 days – pretty awesome!

There is really a ton of information on their site and I
could go on for hours.

But I’m not going to – I will let you check it out yourself…and
make sure you buy a souvenir t-shirt while you are there! :)